On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 15:37:30 -0600 David Nicol davidnicol@gmail.com wrote:
what are the advantages of using linux 2.0 kernels? The series is still being updated -- Are the memory requirements really low? Is it easier to hack on than the later versions? Are there hard limits, such as disk size or number of processes or ports?
From what I've seen the 2.0 and 2.2 series are only still being maintained to help companies and users that for one reason or another can't upgrade. If I was starting a new project, server, etc I would go with the latest and avoid the older kernels.
Memory requirements are lower, hacking would be about the same, and a bunch of limits.
Unless you're trying to use an application that requires a 2.0 or 2.2 kernel or you're dealing in the embedded space I can't think of a single advantage to using an older kernel.
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